Memorial Day 2024
SHA offices will be closed on Monday, May 27 to observe the Memorial Day holiday.
SHA offices will be closed on Monday, May 27 to observe the Memorial Day holiday.
Sixty “Breathe-Easy Homes” were built through a partnership between Seattle Housing Authority, Neighborhood House, Public Health - Seattle & King County, the University of Washington, and Enterprise Community Partners.
While all homes at High Point were built with features to improve air quality, Breathe-Easy Homes were constructed in ways that help further decrease the risk factors that cause asthma. The program is supported by an environmental outreach program focusing on improving resident health.
Original residents of Breathe-Easy Homes participated in a scientific study that documented health outcomes in between the old and new living environments. The study found that asthmatic children in Breathe-Easy Homes have 63 percent more symptom-free days than in their previous homes, and showed dramatic improvements in lung functioning. Improved health resulted in a 66 percent reduction in the need for urgent medical care. And as asthma symptoms and triggers declined, the family’s quality of life improved: fewer sleepless nights, less lost work and school time, increased exercise and outdoor activities, and lower medical expenses.
Read more about the Breathe-Easy Homes program.